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Photograph of Mayme Stocker and others at a picnic, Las Vegas, circa 1930-1945
Date
1930 to 1945
Archival Collection
Description
Mayme Stocker, Lester Stocker, Ruby Stocker (Lester's last wife/her back is to the camera), Mae Pickett Stocker having a picnic in the desert probably near Las Vegas, Nevada Ca. 1930's-1940's
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Photograph of the Desert Love Buggy in the Helldorado parade, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1934-1950
Date
1934 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
People crowd around the Desert Love Buggy outside of Tivoli Tavern during the Helldorado Days festival parade. A sign on the vehicle reads: "Desert Love Buggy Las Vegas, Nevada. 'Still a frontier town.'"
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Photograph of Miss Moria Walsh at the Sands Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, circa 1965
Date
1964 to 1966
Archival Collection
Description
Miss Moria Walsh from Australia visiting the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. She vacationed in the states for five months before she continued to Italy for school. She worked as a receptionist for an accounting firm in Australia.
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Film transparency of Rex Lease and Eleanor Hunt, Las Vegas, April 1931
Date
1931-04
Archival Collection
Description
Film stars Rex Lease and Eleanor Hunt on the day they were married in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information on the image, please see the corresponding story printed in Las Vegas Evening Review Journal on April 15, 1931.
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Photograph of Doris Hancock kindergarten building, Las Vegas, November 1965
Date
1965-11
Archival Collection
Description
Kindergarten building, Doris Hancock Elementary School. Handwritten note on back of photo: "Kindergarten Building - Doris Hancock Elementary School Las Vegas, Nevada, November 1965"; Date stamp on front of photo: "NOV 65."
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Photographs of Lido production at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Nine miscellaneous photos of dancers-groups and individuals in the Las Vegas production of the Lido at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show was staged by Donn Arden. Partial creation credit goes to David Workman Photography. Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino
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Photograph of North Las Vegas Police Department administration staff, Las Vegas, circa early 1970s
Date
1970 to 1975
Archival Collection
Description
The North Las Vegas police administration posing together in Las Vegas, Nevada. From left to right, the members pictured include: Assistant Chief James Avance, Frank Adams, Jim Rowley, Linda Garrett, Mildred Bricky, and Chief "Slim" Davison.
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Photograph of Ann Brewington, standing in front of her house, 1988
Date
1988
Archival Collection
Description
Ann E. Brewington, former instructor at the University of Chicago School of Business, stands in front of a house as part of a Christmas postcard. Brewington was a sister-in-law of Nevada Governor Vail M. Pittman. Inscription "at 99" indicates the photograph was taken in 1988.
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Photograph of Zilpha Diadama Fuller Earl, late 1800s - 1952
Date
1870 to 1952
Archival Collection
Description
A portrait of Zilpha Diadama Fuller Earl. Zilpha was the first white child born in the Las Vegas Valley at Old Fort. She was born on August 20, 1856 in Las Vegas Springs Mormon Mission, Territory of Nevada.
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Photograph of Death Valley Scotty at a bar, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1934-1954
Date
1934 to 1954
Archival Collection
Description
Walter E. Scott, also known as "Death Valley Scotty," smokes a cigar at a bar with an arm around an unidentified man to the right. An unidentified woman sits on his other side. The location is unidentified but probably Las Vegas, Nevada.
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